NHTSA Campaign 03V505000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 03V505000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V505000 with NHTSA on December 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V505000, NHTSA lists up to 35,692 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2000 and July 31, 2002.
The 03V505000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V505000 were scheduled from March 1, 2004, 82 days after the report.
03V505000 covers 3 models from Dodge, model years 2000–2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V505000 ranks 68 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V505000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 8 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 03V505000 was 01V039000, reported on February 12, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS AND 4X2 PICKUP TRUCKS, THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL MAY HAVE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATINGS (GAWR) THAT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM TIRE LOAD CAPACITY AS DEFINED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."
- The risk
- IMPROPERLY LOADING YOUR VEHICLE CAN CAUSE TIRE FAILURE AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL OVERLAYS CONTAINING CORRECTED INFORMATION RELATIVE TO VEHICLE GAWR AND TIRE SIZE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C41.
Reported December 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V505000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V505000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted